Biology:Panopa croizati

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Short description: Species of lizard

Panopa croizati
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panopa
Species:
P. croizati
Binomial name
Panopa croizati
(Horton, 1973)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mabuya croizati
    Horton, 1973
  • Panopa croizati
    Hedges & Conn, 2012

Horton's mabuya (Panopa croizati) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.[1] The species is endemic to Venezuela.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, croizati, is in honor of Italian-born botanist Léon Croizat.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. croizati is rocky areas in forest, at altitudes of 1,800–2,400 m (5,900–7,900 ft).[2]

Behavior

P. croizati is terrestrial[2] and diurnal[1]

Reproduction

P. croizati is viviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Panopa croizati at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named iucn status 18 November 2021
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mabuya croizati, p. 61).

Further reading

  • Hedges SB, Conn CE (2012). "A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae)". Zootaxa 3288: 1–244. (Panopa croizati, new combination, p. 137).
  • Horton DR (1973). "A New Species of Mabuya (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Venezuela". Journal of Herpetology 7 (2): 75–77. (Mabuya croizati, new species).


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